Gov. Tom Wolf ordered a state shutdown of all nonessential businesses on Monday, meaning all racetracks and brick-and-mortar casinos, some of which had already shuttered, beginning with Valley Forge Casino. That property is in a virus outbreak hotspot.

More ripples affect construction, Kentucky Derby

Horse racing in PA remains in the gates for now, as the Kentucky Derby is postponed until September, the month when the Pennsylvania Derby is usually run. No word yet on that race, which has a $1 million purse.

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Kevin Shelly

Kevin C. Shelly is an award-winning career journalist who has spent most of his career in South Jersey. He's the former assistant city editor of The Press of Atlantic City, where he covered the casino industry and Atlantic City government as a reporter. He was also an investigative, narrative enterprise, and features reporter for Gannett’s Courier-Post.